http://blachan.com/shahi/ (a visual dictionary that combines Wiktionary content with Flickr, Google, or Yahoo images--please preview images before using with students)
Archer, A. & Hughes, C. (2011) Explicit instruction: Effective and efficient teaching. New York: The Guilford Press. (http://explicitinstruction.org)
Haynes, J. & Zacarian, D. (2010). Teaching English language learners: Across the content areas. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
Himmele, P. & Himmele, W. (2009). The language rich classroom: A research-based framework for teaching English language learners. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
Marzano, R.J. (2004). Building background knowledge for academic achievement: Research on what works in schools. Alexandria, VA, ASCD.
Online Resources
- Brain Research: Implications for Second Language Learning
- Center on Instruction:ELL Grades K-12 Resources
- Helping Newcomer Students Succeed in Secondary Schools and Beyond
- Colerin Colorado!
- Pre-K ELLs: http://www.colorincolorado.org/webcasts/preschool/
- YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/colorincolorado
- Cybraryman's ELL Resources
- ED.gov: English Language Acquisition State Grants, FAQ
- ESCORT: "Help! They Don't Speak English Starter Kits" (downloadable kits for primary, secondary, and young adult levels)
- Everything ESL
- Grammar Gallery (archived lessons)
- Interesting Things for ELL Students (www.manythings.org)
- International Reading Association: Focus on English-Language Learners
- IPT Online Training (free)
- Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...for Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
- Learning Chocolate: Vocabulary Learning Platform
- National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition
- Nebraska Association for Translators and Interpreters (NATI) (resource for finding translator/interpreter services)
- Nebraska Department of Education: Statewide Assessment
- PBS Latino Americans
- SCOE: Dr. Kate Kinsella: Resources for DEVELOPING ACADEMIC DISCOURSE SKILLS FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS IN GRADES K-12
- Talaris Institute: Parenting Counts Resources in English and Spanish
- Teachers First: Adjusting Lessons for ESL/ELL Students
- Teaching Channel: ELL Videos
- 5 Key Strategies for ELL Instruction
- TransAct (Every school in Nebraska has access to this service which includes compliance documents in several languages.)
TransACT User Packet_NE.pdf
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-Teaching Basic & Advanced Vocabulary To ELLs
Books & Articles:
- Archer, A. & Hughes, C. (2011) Explicit instruction: Effective and efficient teaching. New York: The Guilford Press. (http://explicitinstruction.org)
- Haynes, J. & Zacarian, D. (2010). Teaching English language learners: Across the content areas. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
- Himmele, P. & Himmele, W. (2009). The language rich classroom: A research-based framework for teaching English language learners. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
- Marzano, R.J. (2004). Building background knowledge for academic achievement: Research on what works in schools. Alexandria, VA, ASCD.
- Marzano, R. & Pickering, D. (2005). Building academic vocabulary: Teacher's manual. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
- Marzano, R.J. (2010). Teaching basic and advanced vocabulary: A framework for direct instruction. Boston, MA: Heinle Cengage Learning.
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